Venerida

Venerida is an order of mostly saltwater but also some freshwater bivalve molluscs. This order includes many familiar groups such as many clams that are valued for food and a number of freshwater bivalves.

Venerida

Ken Hammond · Public Domain · via Wikipedia/Commons. May be a photograph of a specimen, or an artist’s reconstruction — an interpretation of a skeleton, since colour and soft tissue are almost never preserved.

On record

Recorded, not inferred
Sits inside
NeoheterodonteiPBDB
Diet
suspension feederPBDB
Life habit
infaunalPBDB
Motility
facultatively mobilePBDB
Vision
blindPBDB, for Bivalvia

Time the record covers

At least 419 million years on record.

The record covers at least 419.62 Mya to 11.7 ka. No occurrence read is dated outside 426.7 Mya to 0 Mya.

Silurian — about 1 of 12000 occurrencesDevonian — about 0 of 12000 occurrencesCarboniferous — about 0 of 12000 occurrencesPermian — about 0 of 12000 occurrencesEarly Triassic — about 7 of 12000 occurrencesMiddle Triassic — about 21 of 12000 occurrencesLate Triassic — about 74 of 12000 occurrencesEarly Jurassic — about 161 of 12000 occurrencesMiddle Jurassic — about 266 of 12000 occurrencesLate Jurassic — about 549 of 12000 occurrencesEarly Cretaceous — about 403 of 12000 occurrencesEarly CretaceousLate Cretaceous — about 2405 of 12000 occurrencesPaleocene — about 314 of 12000 occurrencesEocene — about 1417 of 12000 occurrencesOligocene — about 1054 of 12000 occurrencesMiocene — about 2943 of 12000 occurrencesPliocene — about 974 of 12000 occurrencesPleistocene — about 1273 of 12000 occurrences435–421 Mya — about 0.8 occurrences421–406 Mya — about 0.2 occurrences261–247 Mya — about 7 occurrences247–232 Mya — about 23 occurrences232–218 Mya — about 3 occurrences218–203 Mya — about 42 occurrences203–189 Mya — about 115 occurrences189–174 Mya — about 74 occurrences174–160 Mya — about 313 occurrences160–145 Mya — about 454 occurrences145–131 Mya — about 142 occurrences131–116 Mya — about 163 occurrences116–102 Mya — about 135 occurrences102–87 Mya — about 381 occurrences87–73 Mya — about 389 occurrences73–58 Mya — about 1924 occurrences58–44 Mya — about 471 occurrences44–29 Mya — about 1470 occurrences29–15 Mya — about 1868 occurrences15–0 Mya — about 4026 occurrences419.62 Mya11.7 ka435 Mya0 Mya

12,000+ occurrences of Venerida on record. The Paleobiology Database records this as a living group. Bar height is expected occurrences, not a count: each fossil is spread across the span it is dated to, so a tall narrow bar means tight dating and a low wide one means loose.

When

12,000 occurrences read

These are dates about fossils, not the animal: the record can only begin after it arose and end before it died out, so either end may reach further. Shares are expected occurrences: a fossil dated to a span is counted partly in each period it straddles. The read hit its cap, so every figure above is a floor and the shares are of the occurrences read. More on what this infers.

Found in

at least 818 formations

Providence — 31.91°N, 86.17°WProvidence — 31.87°N, 86.08°WProvidence — 31.97°N, 86.00°WProvidence — 31.86°N, 85.95°WProvidence — 31.92°N, 85.82°WProvidence — 31.89°N, 85.70°WProvidence — 31.95°N, 85.68°WProvidence — 31.92°N, 85.35°WProvidence — 31.84°N, 85.22°WProvidence — 31.78°N, 85.14°WProvidence — 31.75°N, 85.12°WProvidence — 31.80°N, 85.00°WProvidence — 31.96°N, 85.45°WProvidence — 31.89°N, 85.21°WWoodbine — 31.95°N, 97.32°WWoodbine — 32.73°N, 97.22°WWoodbine — 32.84°N, 97.08°WWoodbine — 32.77°N, 97.01°WWoodbine — 32.86°N, 97.06°WWoodbine — 32.99°N, 96.95°WWoodbine — 33.66°N, 96.91°WWoodbine — 33.71°N, 96.46°WWoodbine — 33.81°N, 96.83°WWoodbine — 33.76°N, 96.54°WWoodbine — 33.62°N, 96.61°WWoodbine — 33.66°N, 96.45°WWoodbine — 32.05°N, 97.23°WWoodbine — 32.35°N, 97.39°WWoodbine — 32.56°N, 97.14°WWoodbine — 32.65°N, 97.23°WWoodbine — 32.70°N, 97.45°WWoodbine — 33.05°N, 96.99°WWoodbine — 33.70°N, 96.82°WWoodbine — 33.80°N, 96.85°WWoodbine — 33.70°N, 96.58°WWoodbine — 33.54°N, 96.84°WWoodbine — 33.76°N, 96.67°WWoodbine — 33.71°N, 96.30°WWoodbine — 33.60°N, 96.37°WWoodbine — 33.90°N, 95.57°WWoodbine — 33.84°N, 95.76°WWoodbine — 33.86°N, 95.25°WPrairie Bluff — 34.63°N, 88.84°WPrairie Bluff — 34.51°N, 88.92°WPrairie Bluff — 34.25°N, 88.97°WPrairie Bluff — 33.90°N, 88.98°WPrairie Bluff — 33.79°N, 88.97°WPrairie Bluff — 33.79°N, 88.91°WPrairie Bluff — 33.72°N, 88.92°WPrairie Bluff — 33.52°N, 88.84°WPrairie Bluff — 33.38°N, 88.74°WPrairie Bluff — 33.05°N, 88.56°WPrairie Bluff — 32.90°N, 88.46°WPrairie Bluff — 34.48°N, 88.98°WPrairie Bluff — 32.73°N, 88.30°WPrairie Bluff — 32.74°N, 88.36°WPrairie Bluff — 32.70°N, 88.17°WPrairie Bluff — 32.61°N, 88.24°WPrairie Bluff — 32.43°N, 88.04°WPrairie Bluff — 32.39°N, 87.92°WPrairie Bluff — 32.23°N, 87.50°WPrairie Bluff — 32.14°N, 87.42°WPrairie Bluff — 32.07°N, 87.33°WPrairie Bluff — 32.04°N, 87.26°WPrairie Bluff — 32.08°N, 87.02°WPrairie Bluff — 32.05°N, 86.99°WPrairie Bluff — 32.05°N, 86.81°WPrairie Bluff — 32.05°N, 86.81°WPrairie Bluff — 31.97°N, 86.72°WPrairie Bluff — 32.00°N, 86.48°WPrairie Bluff — 31.98°N, 86.00°WPrairie Bluff — 31.98°N, 85.92°WChipola — 30.44°N, 85.19°WChipola — 30.57°N, 85.84°WChipola — 30.43°N, 84.98°WChipola — 30.59°N, 84.58°WChipola — 30.06°N, 84.49°WChipola — 30.33°N, 82.76°WChipola — 30.44°N, 84.28°WChipola — 30.47°N, 84.99°WTemblor — 35.95°N, 120.25°WTemblor — 35.95°N, 120.22°WTemblor — 36.34°N, 120.36°WTemblor — 36.37°N, 120.29°WTemblor — 35.50°N, 119.78°WCorsicana Marl — 33.53°N, 94.51°WCorsicana Marl — 33.51°N, 94.67°WCorsicana Marl — 33.34°N, 95.40°WCorsicana Marl — 33.10°N, 95.99°WCorsicana Marl — 32.86°N, 96.21°WCorsicana Marl — 32.85°N, 96.21°WCorsicana Marl — 32.53°N, 96.27°WCorsicana Marl — 32.22°N, 96.31°WCorsicana Marl — 32.06°N, 96.47°WCorsicana Marl — 31.82°N, 96.54°WCorsicana Marl — 31.74°N, 96.61°WCorsicana Marl — 31.40°N, 96.73°WCorsicana Marl — 31.30°N, 96.75°WCorsicana Marl — 31.12°N, 96.82°WCorsicana Marl — 30.94°N, 96.95°WCorsicana Marl — 30.81°N, 97.10°WCorsicana Marl — 30.38°N, 97.49°WCorsicana Marl — 30.37°N, 97.45°WCorsicana Marl — 30.34°N, 97.51°WCorsicana Marl — 30.23°N, 97.52°WCorsicana Marl — 30.19°N, 97.57°WCorsicana Marl — 29.95°N, 97.71°WCorsicana Marl — 29.83°N, 97.84°WCorsicana Marl — 29.75°N, 97.88°WCorsicana Marl — 29.60°N, 98.03°WCorsicana Marl — 29.63°N, 98.54°WCorsicana Marl — 29.49°N, 98.19°WCorsicana Marl — 29.35°N, 98.88°WCorsicana Marl — 31.30°N, 96.90°WShoal River — 30.72°N, 86.12°WShoal River — 30.72°N, 86.04°WShoal River — 30.65°N, 86.04°WShoal River — 30.63°N, 86.17°WMoodys Branch — 32.85°N, 90.41°WMoodys Branch — 32.95°N, 90.17°WMoodys Branch — 32.23°N, 92.15°WMoodys Branch — 32.01°N, 92.00°WMoodys Branch — 32.33°N, 90.15°WMoodys Branch — 31.88°N, 88.69°WMoodys Branch — 31.88°N, 88.32°WMoodys Branch — 31.55°N, 87.58°WByram — 32.01°N, 89.38°WByram — 32.18°N, 90.25°WByram — 32.32°N, 90.86°WByram — 32.41°N, 90.84°WKap Leslie — 70.48°N, 21.97°WTataouine — 33.00°N, 10.47°ETataouine — 32.00°N, 10.47°EEugene — 44.04°N, 123.08°WEugene — 44.06°N, 123.22°WEugene — 44.05°N, 123.09°WEugene — 44.18°N, 123.05°WEugene — 44.05°N, 123.02°WEugene — 45.21°N, 123.20°WEugene — 44.05°N, 123.03°WEugene — 44.98°N, 123.21°WEugene — 44.94°N, 123.03°WEugene — 44.88°N, 123.13°WEugene — 44.77°N, 123.03°WNacatoch Sand — 32.10°N, 96.47°WNacatoch Sand — 32.59°N, 96.31°WNacatoch Sand — 33.14°N, 96.11°WNacatoch Sand — 33.14°N, 95.60°WNacatoch Sand — 33.19°N, 95.22°WNacatoch Sand — 31.31°N, 96.90°WJalama — 34.53°N, 120.41°WJalama — 34.51°N, 120.45°WJalama — 34.50°N, 120.34°WLefipán — 42.67°S, 69.98°WLefipán — 42.69°S, 69.84°WPamlico — 38.69°N, 75.77°WPamlico — 38.55°N, 75.08°WPamlico — 32.08°N, 81.10°WPamlico — 35.50°N, 76.27°WPamlico — 32.69°N, 80.23°WPamlico — 32.78°N, 79.93°WPamlico — 34.77°N, 76.65°WPamlico — 32.85°N, 80.05°WPamlico — 34.04°N, 77.89°WPamlico — 35.00°N, 76.79°WPamlico — 35.25°N, 76.57°WPamlico — 32.64°N, 80.01°WPamlico — 35.64°N, 76.19°WPamlico — 35.70°N, 75.74°WPamlico — 35.14°N, 76.77°WPamlico — 36.33°N, 76.17°WSevern — 38.80°N, 77.00°WSevern — 38.89°N, 76.85°WSevern — 38.92°N, 76.85°WSevern — 39.33°N, 76.03°WCulebra — 9.05°N, 79.65°WCulebra — 9.76°N, 79.68°WCulebra — 9.03°N, 79.64°WOak Grove — 30.90°N, 84.58°WOak Grove — 30.92°N, 86.57°WOak Grove — 30.97°N, 86.46°WOak Grove — 30.87°N, 86.52°WCaloosahatchee — 25.97°N, 81.73°WCaloosahatchee — 25.95°N, 81.36°WCaloosahatchee — 25.91°N, 81.36°WCaloosahatchee — 25.75°N, 81.94°WCaloosahatchee — 26.89°N, 82.01°WCaloosahatchee — 26.77°N, 81.15°WCaloosahatchee — 26.70°N, 80.99°WCaloosahatchee — 26.34°N, 80.86°WBowden — 17.88°N, 76.28°WAlcobaca — 39.32°N, 9.35°WAlcobaca — 38.42°N, 9.22°WAlcobaca — 39.52°N, 9.13°WArcadia — 27.89°N, 82.48°WArcadia — 27.93°N, 82.44°WArcadia — 27.82°N, 82.47°WArcadia — 27.96°N, 82.37°WArcadia — 27.90°N, 81.84°WArcadia — 28.15°N, 82.76°WArcadia — 29.25°N, 82.17°WArcadia — 30.48°N, 84.02°WArcadia — 30.21°N, 84.30°WArcadia — 30.24°N, 84.23°WArcadia — 30.30°N, 84.20°WArcadia — 30.62°N, 84.91°WArcadia — 30.69°N, 84.84°WArcadia — 30.49°N, 85.17°WArcadia — 30.77°N, 84.82°WSan Emigdio — 35.06°N, 119.18°WSan Emigdio — 35.00°N, 119.29°WSan Emigdio — 35.03°N, 119.24°WSan Emigdio — 35.41°N, 119.69°W

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The named rock units Venerida has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. The read hit its cap, so each count is a floor. 794 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 2,277 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Found in the same rock

1,043 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records at least 690 sites for Venerida, and this reads 240 of them. Of that, one read hit the database's own return limit, so every count below is a floor rather than a total. The number is how many of those sites it was catalogued from too. The 24 sharing the most are listed.

This is not a list of everything alive at the time. It is only what has come out of the same ground as this animal and been written down.

Entered from

at least 639 references

Each of the 12,000 occurrences read was entered from one of these publications, ordered by how many each accounts for. This is not a search for papers mentioning the name. That read hit its cap, so each count is a floor. 627 further references are not listed. Entries link to doi.org where the Paleobiology Database holds an identifier, and to its own record where it does not. Relayed as the Paleobiology Database holds them, not checked against what they resolve to.

Media and terms

Media content1

Picture of Venerida

Credit
Ken Hammond
Licence
Public Domain
Commercial use
the licence allows it

No 3D scan of Venerida was found in Sketchfab.

Smithsonian Open Access and MorphoSource were not reached for this taxon, so this list is what the others held rather than everything there is.

The description on this site

Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0

This is what the site found, which is not the same as what exists.

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Occurrence data from the Paleobiology Database, CC BY 4.0. (Gray 1854)